Abstract: Abstract The debacle of Kenya's 2007 elections may never be fully understood as those responsible for rigging, for spin, and for misinformation now cover their tracks, but as the country seeks to move forward several myths need to be confronted and exposed if we are to come to terms with the brutal politics of recent events. This article highlights five connected myths that currently impede our understanding of Kenya's dilemma: (i) that Kenya's senior most leaders are somehow not responsible for what has happened; (ii) that Kenya's problems can simply be reduced to tribalism; (iii) that democracy has exacerbated tribalism, and that it is inherently destabilising in Africa; (iv) that Kenya was always an oasis of peace and calm; and (v) that Kenya can return to ‘business as usual’ without fundamental institutional change. To bury these myths should help us to assist the birth of Kenya's Second Republic.
Publication Year: 2008
Publication Date: 2008-07-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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